Automated media management systems / Douglas A. Kranch.
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New York :
Neal-Schuman,
[1991]
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Systems Analysis and Media Distribution. 1. Systems Analysis. Basic Systems. Inputs, Outputs, and Record Structure. Subsystems. 2. Media Centers as Systems. The Unified System. The Fragmented Model. Partial-System Models. 3. The Automation Platform. Operating Systems. Linking Multiple User Points. The Importance of MARC and Other Standards. Maintenance and Vendor Support. The Database Manager. Other Features. General Operating System Requirements
- pt. 2. Media Management System Components. 4. Developing Modules: The Borrower Module. Automation Specifications for the Unified Model. Automation Specifications for the Fragmented System Model. Automation Specifications for the Partial Models. 5. Media Item Modules. Item Description Fields, MARC, and the ISBD. Subjects and Topics. Additional Processing Fields. The Item Database and the Booking Module. The Item Database and the Temporary Acquisitions Module. The Item Database and the Maintenance Module. Authority Files. Outputs: Displays, Reports, and Items. 6. Equipment and Presentation Space Modules. Is a Separate Equipment Management Module Needed? Presentation Space Modules. 7. Maintenance Modules. Database Fields. Preventative Maintenance. Inputs. Displays and Reports. 8. Production Project Management Modules. Record Structure. Inputs. Interactions with Other Modules. Displays and Reports. 9. Booking Modules. Database Fields. Day, Period, Hour, and Minute-Based Systems. Event-Based vs. Item-Based Booking. Calendars and Shipping Types. Copy Number Assignment. Conflicts and Exceptions. Loan Tables. Interactions with the Temporary Acquisition Module. Interactions with the Maintenance Module. Interactions with the Accounting and Personnel Modules. Other Features. Screen Displays. 10. Administrative Modules. Temporary Acquisitions Modules. Personnel Modules. Accounting Modules. Report Modules: The Catalog and Other Information Reports. Administration Module
- pt. 3. Acquiring and Installing the Automated System. 11. Developing Specifications for the New System. Analyzing the Current System. Writing Proposed System Designs and Specifications. 12. Selecting an Automation Application. The Request for Proposal. Studying the Costs of Available Options. Selecting the Software and Hardware. 13. Bringing the Automated System Online. Planning the Automation Implementation. Implementing the Automation and System Changes
- pt. 4. Survey of Current Media Automation Applications. Atlas (Atlas). AV Handler (Data Trek). Avail (Micro Innovations). Campus Media Manager (VIS). Eloquent Librarian (Eloquent Systems). Film Booking & Loan Control (Right On). Filmpath (Alpine Data). GLIS (GEAC). Media Management System (Landmark Films). Media Manager (Data Dynamics). Media Manager 3000 (VIS). Media Minder (Canopy Road Software). Medianet (Dymaxion). S*A*M (Palmar). Tek Data Series TD (Tek Data). Tek Data Series M (Tek Data). Unicorn (Sirsi)
- Appendix A: System Requirements for a Comprehensive Automated Media Management Application
- Appendix B: Module Field Descriptions for a Unified System.